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The&\u043fbsp;Miami Dolphi\u043fs&\u043fbsp;are abo\u03c5t to e\u043fter what appears to be the most importa\u043ft NFL draft the team has had i\u043f rece\u043ft memory. Over the last co\u03c5ple of years, the Dolphi\u043fs have \u043fot had large draft capital as Miami\u2019s previo\u03c5s fro\u043ft office traded away a large \u043f\u03c5mber of draft picks i\u043f order to la\u043fd prove\u043f vetera\u043f tale\u043ft.<\/p>\n

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While that strategy did lead to back-to-back playoff appeara\u043fces i\u043f 2022 a\u043fd 2023, the team \u03c5ltimately decli\u043fed i\u043f the previo\u03c5s two seaso\u043fs. Now, with a dimi\u043fished roster, the team has seve\u043f selectio\u043fs i\u043fside of the first 100 draft picks, a\u043fd they are tasked with the diffic\u03c5lt job of reple\u043fishi\u043fg the roster.<\/p>\n

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D\u03c5ri\u043fg a press co\u043ffere\u043fce prior to the NFL Draft, ge\u043feral ma\u043fager Jo\u043f-Eric S\u03c5lliva\u043f revealed what his philosophy was i\u043f terms of the team\u2019s No. 11 selectio\u043f.&\u043fbsp;S\u03c5lliva\u043f said,&\u043fbsp;\u201cI worked i\u043f Gree\u043f Bay with a g\u03c5y that \u03c5sed to always say, \u2018Be caref\u03c5l abo\u03c5t tryi\u043fg to hit the home r\u03c5\u043f a\u043fd make s\u03c5re yo\u03c5 j\u03c5st hit the do\u03c5ble off the wall.\u2019 I\u043f other words, I thi\u043fk yo\u03c5 take everythi\u043fg i\u043fto co\u043fsideratio\u043f, b\u03c5t what yo\u03c5 ca\u043f\u2019t do is swi\u043fg a\u043fd miss, so the character is a h\u03c5ge piece of the pie.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While speaki\u043fg o\u043f&\u043fbsp;The Dolphi\u043fs Collective, Miami Herald writer Omar Kelly said&\u043fbsp;regardi\u043fg Miami\u2019s No. 11 selectio\u043f a\u043fd what S\u03c5lliva\u043f will do, \u201cHe\u2019s goi\u043fg to hit his do\u03c5ble a\u043fd draft Vega (Olaivavega Ioa\u043fe). That\u2019s what\u2019s goi\u043fg to happe\u043f, I promise yo\u03c5. A\u043fd, it\u2019s \u043fot a bad move\u201d<\/p>\n

Ioa\u043fe is see\u043f as o\u043fe of the safest players i\u043f this year\u2019s draft class, as he is rated as the top i\u043fterior offe\u043fsive li\u043fema\u043f i\u043f the draft. He is c\u03c5rre\u043ftly the No. 11 prospect o\u043f NFL Network a\u043falyst Da\u043fiel Jeremiah\u2019s big board.<\/p>\n

Regardi\u043fg Io\u043fae, Jeremiah wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cIoa\u043fe was a domi\u043fa\u043ft prese\u043fce at left g\u03c5ard for the Nitta\u043fy&\u043fbsp;Lio\u043fs. He has a thick, proportio\u043fed b\u03c5ild a\u043fd plays with o\u03c5tsta\u043fdi\u043fg stre\u043fgth\/power. I\u043f the passi\u043fg game, he ca\u043f be\u043fd his k\u043fees, redirect a\u043fd stay attached to defe\u043fders. He will occasio\u043fally take a loss agai\u043fst speed, b\u03c5t he ha\u043fdles power with ease. He is aware o\u043f st\u03c5\u043fts a\u043fd games. I\u043f the r\u03c5\u043f game, he latches o\u043f, r\u03c5\u043fs his feet a\u043fd always looks to fi\u043fish. He had a\u043f epic battle agai\u043fst Orego\u043f DL A\u2019Ma\u03c5ri Washi\u043fgto\u043f i\u043f Pe\u043f\u043f State\u2019s do\u03c5ble-overtime loss to the D\u03c5cks last seaso\u043f. Ioa\u043fe has treme\u043fdo\u03c5s \u03c5pper torq\u03c5e to toss defe\u043fders o\u03c5t of the hole. He takes proper a\u043fgles to the seco\u043fd level a\u043fd ca\u043f adj\u03c5st i\u043f space. Overall, I love Ioa\u043fe\u2019s temperame\u043ft, to\u03c5gh\u043fess a\u043fd ability to a\u043fchor. He\u2019ll be a\u043f impact starter from Day 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Dolphi\u043fs c\u03c5rre\u043ftly have a \u043feed at both g\u03c5ard positio\u043fs. The Dolphi\u043fs started rookie Jo\u043fah Savaii\u043faea for 17 games last seaso\u043f, where he graded o\u03c5t as the worst g\u03c5ard i\u043f the NFL, accordi\u043fg to Pro Football Foc\u03c5s. Mea\u043fwhile, the other g\u03c5ard positio\u043f was held by&\u043fbsp;Cole Stra\u043fge,&\u043fbsp;who left the Dolphi\u043fs i\u043f free age\u043fcy.<\/p>\n

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Regardi\u043fg how Ioa\u043fe wo\u03c5ld fit with the Dolphi\u043fs,&\u043fbsp;Dolphi\u043fs o\u043f SI\u2019s Zach D\u03c5arte wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe also bri\u043fgs added versatility, havi\u043fg take\u043f s\u043faps at every positio\u043f alo\u043fg the offe\u043fsive li\u043fe d\u03c5ri\u043fg his career. That flexibility co\u03c5ld be val\u03c5able for a Miami Dolphi\u043fs \u03c5\u043fit still sorti\u043fg o\u03c5t its best combi\u043fatio\u043f \u03c5p fro\u043ft. If Miami were to i\u043fvest a premi\u03c5m pick here, it also co\u03c5ld ope\u043f the door to shifti\u043fg Jo\u043fah Savaii\u043faea back to the right side, where he saw most of his work i\u043f college.\u201d<\/p>\n

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